Poble nou is the working class neighbourhood of Barcelona built and developed in 1800 around textile factories.  During the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, Poble Nou was the epicentre of Catalan and Iberian industry and known as the Catalonian Manchester. After a period of decay, the neighbourhood has undergone a complex transformation. Poble Nou’s urban revolution start in ’92 whit the Olympic Games when the city hall start building the Olympic Village, close to the district. During this period most factories of Poble Nou were still open and those ones close were squatted or rent by many artists and young professionals, who converted the former factories and warehouses into lofts, galleries, and shops. The final tear with the glorious past of the neighbourhood happens in 2000 when Barcelona City Council approve a new urban planning ordinance, called 22@, aimed at transforming the old industrial area of Poble Nou into a magnet for new activities. The project consist in building a new compact city, where the most innovative companies co-exist with research, training and tech transfer centres, as well as housing (4,000 new subsidized residences), facilities (145,000 square metres of land) and green areas (114,000 square metres). During the last ten years many factories, historical buildings and places have been razed to the ground to give way to skyscrapers offices, universities and research laboratories. According to the project approved by City Council, in fact, only 114 elements of architectural interest have been protected. Because of @22 project many inhabitant of the district and factory workers of Poble nou lost his job and in any cases their houses. Such as many squatted factories, transformed into artistic studies, have been closed and amalgamated to the 22@ project. To protect their historical district and their roots, people of Poble Nou start fighting against 22@ project, joining forces and creating associations of neighbourhood.